Clarion Housing Group: Managing Temporary and Permanent Recruitment

UK-London: Recruitment services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Clarion Housing Group Limited
             Level 6, 6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2038400737, Email: Procurement@clarionhg.com
             Contact: Ejiro Arthur-Dede
             Main Address: https://www.clarionhg.com/
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Recruitment-services./JT58QUBAVT
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Managing Temporary and Permanent Recruitment       
      Reference Number: 8001-2022
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79600000 - Recruitment services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Clarion Housing Group (CHG) is looking to appoint 1 (one) supplier as the Managed Service Provider (MSP) to provide recruitment services for Temporary Agency Staff and Permanent vacancies.

We will be using the Delta e-sourcing portal and to bid for the tender you will need to register with them as a supplier. The link is: https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/ . Once you are registered on the e-sourcing portal the access code for the tender is: JT58QUBAVT       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 2,333,333       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The contract will include both procuring all temporary agency staff, and managing the supply chain to source applicants for permanent vacancies through a Managed Service Provider (MSP) i.e. a flexible master vendor solution. Additional service may include graduate/apprentice recruitment.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 2,333,333       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Initial term of 2 years and then renewal 2 years
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 5
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per procurement documents
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       Yes             
      Description of options: Initial term of 2 years and optional renewal of 2 years
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JT58QUBAVT       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 22/12/2022 Time: 10:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 16/01/2023       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 12
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: Yes    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Near the end of the 4 year contract
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based soley on the criteria set out for the procurement.

We will be using the Delta e-Sourcing portal and to bid for the tender you will need to register with them as a supplier. The link is: https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Recruitment-services./JT58QUBAVT

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JT58QUBAVT
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Royal Courts of Justice
       The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the contract to be "ineffective."    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/11/2022

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